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Special Agent Jane Turner vs. the FBInew
Before Coleen Rowley, there was another whistleblower who rose from the ranks of the Minneapolis FBI division. Retired agent Jane Turner describes the Bureau's good old boy management culture -- and how it goes about silencing its internal critics.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
10-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation, COINTELPRO, amber alert, fitness of duty, intimidation, Louis Freeh, of J. Edgar Hoover, of surveillance, Patty Wetterling, post-traumatic stress, Robert Mueller, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tiffany crystal globe, World Trade Center artifacts, crime & justice
High Voltage, High Stakesnew
Owing to links to more than 70 deaths, use of Taser guns is being seriously questioned by the American Civil Liberties Union in California. A Bay Guardian reporter peruses the Taser use manual and finds out just how many times one person can be shocked. And more.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
10-06-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Strong Arm of the Law: Allegations of Misconduct Dog Acclaimed Officernew
In the same year, Officer Pete Salvo was named the Hollywood Police Department's Officer of the Year and was the subject of a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after an altercation with him and other officers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
10-05-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Officers Get a Taste of Their Own Tasers
Getting tased really, really hurts, a writer finds when he takes a 50,000-volt "hit" from a weapon police use to control agitated and violent individuals. Most officers who took Taser hits at a training class fell to protective mats, yelping like abused dogs.
Dayton City Paper |
Nick Wilkinson |
10-04-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Anatomy of a Cover-up: What Officials Knew About Columbine Killersnew
Families who lost children in the attack on Columbine High School had their worst suspicions confirmed by a grand jury's findings: Top Jefferson County leaders knew something awful about prior police investigations of killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
10-04-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Don't Ask, Don't Tell: After Moving, Child Molester Continued Abusenew
A former elementary school principal is facing trial for murder of an 11-year-old boy he took on a camping trip, after it was discovered he bought a poison detected at the scene of the boy's death. (Second in a two-part series)
Philadelphia Weekly |
Aina Hunter |
10-01-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Shooting Underlines Flaws in Assault Weapons Bannew
An AK-47 attack on police officer Keenya Hubert illustrated precisely why a national ban on certain assault weapons had been created in the first place. That it happened the day before the ban's expiration was a bloody coincidence.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
09-28-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Dallas City Hall Created Its Own Fine Mess in the Police Departmentnew
A study of Dallas Police Department management basically says the department hires losers and then doesn't even bother to train or supervise them. The police academy regularly graduates hundreds of cops who can't shoot straight.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
09-27-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Man Serving Time May Not Be the Silver-Gun Rapistnew
A New York City police officer was charged, and acquitted, of two assaults that have some similarities to those committed by the silver-gun rapist more than a decade ago. (Second of two parts)
Long Island Press |
Amy Fisher |
09-24-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Don't Ask, Don't Tellnew
A Philadelphia-area teacher who molested his charges more than 30 years ago was allowed to take a new job in West Virginia, where a student died in his care. (First in a two-part series)
Philadelphia Weekly |
Aina Hunter |
09-22-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Judge's Decree Leaves Long Lines at Courthousesnew
Judge Colin Campbell's recent decision to eliminate security-bypass badges for private attorneys and other courthouse regulars amounts to a "bitch slap" in the eyes of at least one lawyer.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
09-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Young Businessman Sees His Empire Collapsenew
It wasn't long ago that Bill Stallings seemed to have it all: real estate holdings, a successful nightclub and a bright future. Last month, he began serving time for his second felony conviction in the past four years.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
09-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Dead Wrong: Independence of Coroner's Rulings Questionednew
Defense attorneys complain that Cuyahoga County Coroner Elizabeth Balraj listens too much to police and prosecutors in making her decisions, ruling that some deaths are homicides even when medical evidence suggests the patients died of other causes.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
09-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Catch and Release: A Plan to Reduce Racial Profilingnew
A Colorado law designed to combat racial profiling requires police to offer a business card if they detain someone in a traffic stop but don't cite or arrest them. A group called One Nation Enlightened is educating youth about their rights to obtain those elusive cards.
Westword |
Jared Jacang Maher |
09-20-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Death in the Restraint Chair
The restraint chairs used in many county jails have resulted in an alarming number of deaths nationwide.
Dayton City Paper |
Nick Wilkinson and Brett Cherry |
09-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
